#Textile chemistry

2022-09-08

DMIx partners with e.dye Waterless & Clean Color System

Two strong players in digital color management and ecological impact are partnering up and joining forces to transform the digital color market for a more sustainable future. ColorDigital GmbH, with its interactive collaboration platform DMIx®, is proud to announce that e.dye, textile manufacturer and creator of the superior e.dye® Waterless & Clean Color System, is now available as partner on the DMIx platform.

e.dye uses spectral colors to make sure that their sustainably produced yarns and textiles are accurately matching the color specifications with 100% color reproducibility. With their “Zero Waste” principle and focus on digital product and color development, they are a perfect partner for DMIx. This collaboration reinforces digital supply chain efficiency, sustainable digital product development, and full product transparency. e.dye will make more than 40,000 smart colors available in their collection to interested DMIx customers.

Both companies are devoted to using digital colors and processes to make product development in the textile and fashion industry more efficient and as environmentally responsible as possible.

“e.dye is a perfect addition to the users of DMIx with their expertise to produce textiles that exactly meet the digital color values and their exceptional focus to drive the digital transformation to make our industry more sustainable,” says Gerd Willschütz, COO at ColorDigital.

“DMIx is a fabulous platform provided by ColorDigital for apparel brands as a sustainable tool to develop their products from color inspiration to apparel. It’s a perfect tool to speed up design and avoid unnecessary physical samples production reducing CO2 emission.” says George Yang, Founder at e.dye Ltd.

“Production is a product”

From technical textiles and AI-driven robotics to the limitations of textile circularity: Professor Dr Thomas Gries looks back on more than two decades of development at ITA Aachen. In the interview, he explains why production technology remains a decisive success factor, discusses international collaborations and innovation ecosystems, and shares his views on the transformation of production landscapes and the challenges facing an increasingly regulated industry.

“We need to move away from the price trap and return to a value-driven mindset.”

With its new Textile Innovation Center, KARL MAYER is sending a strong signal for innovation, collaboration, and the future of textile applications. In this interview, Karl Josef Mayer discusses new opportunities in warp knitting, the processing of staple fibres, recycling, the changing role of machinery manufacturers, and why the textile industry must once again focus more strongly on the value of textiles. by Oliver Schmidt

“Innovation, resilience and international experience remain the great strengths of the Swiss textile machinery industry”

Geopolitical uncertainty, growing competitive pressure from China, new free trade agreements and the shift towards a circular economy are currently reshaping the global textile industry. In this interview, Cornelia Buchwalder discusses the current mood within the Swiss textile machinery sector, the industry’s distinctive innovative strength, new market opportunities in India and Asia, and the technological trends that could shape the upcoming trade fair cycle leading up to ITMA 2027.

SOKO presents low-impact denim finishing innovations at Denim PV Milan

SOKO will present a range of sustainable denim finishing technologies and collaborative projects at the upcoming Denim Première Vision Milan on 20–21 May in Milan. At booth G27 in Superstudio Più, the company will showcase new chemical solutions designed to combine fashionable denim effects with reduced environmental impact.

2026 general meeting of the Friends and Supporters of RWTH Aachen at ITA

The Friends and Supporters of RWTH Aachen e. V. (proRWTH) looked back on a successful year of support at their 2026 general meeting. The meeting took place at Institut für Textiltechnik (ITA) of RWTH Aachen and was combined with a joint session of the Executive Board and the Administrative Board. Before the general meeting began, participants were given a guided tour of ITA, providing them with fascinating insights into current research and development topics in textile engineering.

Cotton ConneXions Insight to Impact brings supply chain leaders together around cotton innovation

Cotton Incorporated’s Cotton ConneXions Insight to Impact brought together more than 300 industry leaders from 140 companies across 10 countries, including more than 45 top global brands and sourcing organizations, underscoring strong global interest in cotton-rich product development, sourcing and supply chain collaboration.

Footwear innovation enabled by warp knitting technology– insights from New Balance

The future of the athletic shoe is increasingly being shaped on warp knitting machines. For KARL MAYER, the footwear industry is one of the most important growth markets – and one of the sectors where innovative textiles can realize their full potential. In his keynote address at the opening of KARL MAYER’s TEXTILE INNOVATION CENTER in Obertshausen in April, Vishnu Prakash Muthusamy, Senior Textile and Materials Engineer at New Balance, explained the opportunities that warp knitting technology opens up for performance, sustainability, and faster development processes, and why textile manufacturers are transitioning from suppliers to development partners.